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The Industry According to: Jill Weindorf, Concord Label Group

"Overall, radio helps contextualize the artist. It creates cultural awareness, drives more curated exposure, and can help build community."

The Biggest UFC Event in History Could Be Its Biggest Missed Opportunity

"Whether people love it, hate it, or are simply curious about it, they're going to be talking about it. That's exactly why CBS should want it on broadcast television."

Approaching The Summit: Rod Lakin, Sports Radio 94WIP

"I’m always excited to see and hear about what the newest digital initiatives are. AI, obviously, has been something that's been featured in the last couple of summits. I'm sure it'll play a big role in this one coming up."

The Death of The Daily Wire Was Greatly Exaggerated

The Daily Wire had a rough few months in the press. That happens. What doesn't always happen is emerging from that stretch with your audience completely intact. Yet here we are.

Michael Kay: “It Sucks” Netflix Gets The New York Yankees Broadcast on Opening Day

"It’s not ideal because Opening Day, there’s a special pageantry to it, pomp and circumstance."

Tony Dungy Confirms Exit From NBC Sports After 17 Years

"It’s disappointing news but I want to thank my NBC family for making the last 17 years so special."

MLB Network Hiding Mark DeRosa’s Error Only Made the Mistake Bigger

"When a network tries to rewrite the tape, the original mistake stops being the story. The cover-up becomes the story. And that’s the real lesson here for media organizations everywhere. Transparency builds credibility. Editing history destroys it."

How Busted Open Became One of Sports Radio’s Most Nationally Recognized Shows

"Any bit of recognition was a win for us because at the beginning we weren’t recognized. For me, to see us rank on the Barrett Media list is probably the biggest recognition we’ve ever had since starting the show."

FOX Sports Is Hitting a Home Run With the World Baseball Classic

"Both the USA and Mexico teams set aside salaries and endorsements and simply played baseball with their country’s name on their chests."

Bob Costas Suggests MLB Work Toward Providing Fans With Local Calls on National Games

"When people say, especially in baseball, ‘I want to hear my own guys,’ as soon as they figure out how, they should be able to hear their own guys."

Westwood One Announces Broadcast Plans for 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

"Westwood One will again serve as the national audio home of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, delivering play-by-play coverage of every game throughout the 2026 tournament as part of its long-running partnership with the NCAA."

FOX Sports Sees Record Viewership for 2025-2026 College Basketball Regular Season

"The 2025–26 men’s college basketball regular season delivered the highest average audience the company has recorded on both FOX and FS1."

NFL Reportedly Considering Thanksgiving Eve Game as Soon as This Coming Season

"If implemented, the additional contest would take place on November 25, 2026, and would represent another step in the NFL’s broader effort to stretch its schedule across more days of the week."

Dan Bernstein: John Smoltz on FOX Sports “Does Not Like Baseball”

"Everything has some kind of subtext against the modern game. Every criticism has to do with what he doesn’t like about how people play baseball now, because things were better when he played. Get off my television."

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The Biggest UFC Event in History Could Be Its Biggest Missed Opportunity

"Whether people love it, hate it, or are simply curious about it, they're going to be talking about it. That's exactly why CBS should want it on broadcast television."

Approaching The Summit: Rod Lakin, Sports Radio 94WIP

"I’m always excited to see and hear about what the newest digital initiatives are. AI, obviously, has been something that's been featured in the last couple of summits. I'm sure it'll play a big role in this one coming up."

The Death of The Daily Wire Was Greatly Exaggerated

The Daily Wire had a rough few months in the press. That happens. What doesn't always happen is emerging from that stretch with your audience completely intact. Yet here we are.

Radio’s Disappearing Act: How Stations Lost Community Presence

"At some point, the industry started evaluating remotes solely through a sales lens"